New Delhi: Alcohol may no longer be the leading cause of fatty liver in the city. Specialists dealing with the problem reveals that the city has reached a tipping point, with more cirrhosis patients suffering from non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) while adding with the alcohol-induced variety.
A combination of factors— related to lifestyle and diet — has gradually led to this scenario, experts at AIIMS.
According to the experts at AIIMS, reported a high hospital mortality up to 70 percent in patients with alcohol related acute on chronic liver failure.
The outcome of alcohol- related acute on chronic liver failure is worse than the other causes like hepatitis E virus and hepatitis B virus.
Their is an alarming rise in the number of patients from the citizens of Delhi as almost 40 patients out of 100 patients are suffering from fatty over. However, 80 percent of the patients due to alcohol consumption and sedentary lifestyle mostly in the age bar of 30-40 years.
In year 2017, AIIMS have nearly 26,000 new patients and 47,000 follow up patients suffering from liver disorder, however, in liver clinic 15,000 cases were given treatment, in which 2,000 were new cases and 13,000 were old cases, said doctor added.
Experts added that with growing affluence, Delhiites are spending more on food and leisure and cutting out physical exercises, which has had a serious health impact.
Along with cardiac diseases and diabetes, NAFLD is arguably the fastest growing disease in the city. He also said that the disorder is triggered by an erratic lifestyle, high blood sugar, cholesterol and obesity, NAFLD remains dormant for several years, often with mild and non-specific symptoms that are ignored.
"There has been a sharp spurt in the number of patients over the past decade because of drastic lifestyle changes. Eating habits have turned unhealthy and physical activity is hardly there in our routine," said Dr Shalimar, Associate Professor, Gastroenterology, AIIMS.
He also added that now days alcohol consumption are spurt up rapidly, therefore its consequence are seen in our liver clinics.
"Avoid consumption of alcohol which is one of the biggest contributors to liver diseases. Need to avoid sweetened drinks cola drinks, fruit juice containing fructose, butter, cream, excessive consumption of non-vegetarian food and alcohols. Regular daily exercise of 45 minutes every day is recommended, he added.